A job half done

geordief · #1 (**permalink**) Sep 6th, 2007, 14:12

I have a friend who has been let down by a web designer with an attitude.He offered to do this for free and has now left her with the job half done.Basically he has uploaded a video to the site but there is another that I want to put
alongside it.I have only worked with html and some javascript till now.Is this within my capabilities and can I do it without buying some expensive program (is it Macromedia?)

Here is the existing code.There sems to be an empty slot for the second video but I wonder what format it needs to be in as when I download the first video it comes down as a ivr file and uploading it back up doesn't work well.I think it may need to be converted to another format but that is hard to do ,I did try to simply upload to Google (and then link to it) but it would not take it

This is the code

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" 
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Untitled Document</title>
<style type="text/css">
<!--
body {
font: 100% Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
background: #666666;
margin: 0; /* it's good practice to zero the margin and padding of 
the body element to account for differing browser defaults */
padding: 0;
text-align: center; /* this centers the container in IE 5* browsers. 
The text is then set to the left aligned default in the #container selector */
color: #000000;
}
.oneColLiqCtr #container {
width: 80%; /* this will create a container 80% of the browser 
width */
background: #FFFFFF;
margin: 0 auto; /* the auto margins (in conjunction with a width) 
center the page */
border: 1px solid #000000;
text-align: left; /* this overrides the text-align: center on the body 
element. */
}
.oneColLiqCtr #mainContent {
padding: 0 20px; /* remember that padding is the space inside the 
div box and margin is the space outside the div box */
}
-->
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
function MM_CheckFlashVersion(reqVerStr,msg){
with(navigator){
var isIE = (appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") != -1 && userAgent.indexOf
("Opera") == -1);
var isWin = (appVersion.toLowerCase().indexOf("win") != -1);
if (!isIE || !isWin){ 
var flashVer = -1;
if (plugins && plugins.length > 0){
var desc = plugins["Shockwave Flash"] ? plugins["Shockwave 
Flash"].description : "";
desc = plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] ? plugins["Shockwave Flash 
2.0"].description : desc;
if (desc == "") flashVer = -1;
else{
var descArr = desc.split(" ");
var tempArrMajor = descArr[2].split(".");
var verMajor = tempArrMajor[0];
var tempArrMinor = (descArr[3] != "") ? descArr[3].split("r") : 
descArr[4].split("r");
var verMinor = (tempArrMinor[1] > 0) ? tempArrMinor[1] : 0;
flashVer = parseFloat(verMajor + "." + verMinor);
}
}
// WebTV has Flash Player 4 or lower -- too low for video
else if (userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("webtv") != -1) flashVer = 
4.0;
var verArr = reqVerStr.split(",");
var reqVer = parseFloat(verArr[0] + "." + verArr[2]);
 
if (flashVer < reqVer){
if (confirm(msg))
window.location = 
"http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?
P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash";
}
}
} 
}
</script>
<script src="Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js" 
type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body class="oneColLiqCtr" onload="MM_CheckFlashVersion
('7,0,0,0','Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash 
Player. Do you want to download it now?');">
<div id="container">
<div id="mainContent">
<h1>Videos</h1>
<p>Video One</p>
<p>
<script type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 
'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swfl
ash.cab#version=7,0,0,0','width','302','height','275','id','FLVPlayer','src','FLV
Player_Progressive','flashvars','&MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Ha
lo_Skin_3&streamName=Web_4&autoPlay=false&autoRewind=fals
e','quality','high','scale','noscale','name','FLVPlayer','salign','lt','pluginspage','htt
p://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?
P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','movie','FLVPlayer_Progressive' ); 
//end AC code
</script><noscript><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-
444553540000" 
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/s...abs/flash/swfl
ash.cab#version=7,0,0,0" width="302" height="275" id="FLVPlayer">
<param name="movie" value="FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf" />
<param name="salign" value="lt" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="scale" value="noscale" />
<param name="FlashVars" 
value="&MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Halo_Skin_3&streamNa
me=Web_4&autoPlay=false&autoRewind=false" />
<embed src="FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf" 
flashvars="&MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Halo_Skin_3&stream
Name=Web_4&autoPlay=false&autoRewind=false" quality="high" 
scale="noscale" width="302" height="275" name="FLVPlayer" salign="LT" 
type="application/x-shockwave-flash" 
pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?
P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" /> 
</object></noscript>
</p>
<p>Video Two<br />
</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h2>&nbsp;</h2>
<!-- end #mainContent --></div>
<!-- end #container --></div>
</body>
</html>
 
 
background: #FFFFFF;
margin: 0 auto; /* the auto margins (in conjunction with a width) 
center the page */
border: 1px solid #000000;
text-align: left; /* this overrides the text-align: center on the body 
element. */
}
.oneColLiqCtr #mainContent {
padding: 0 20px; /* remember that padding is the space inside the 
div box and margin is the space outside the div box */
}
-->
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
function MM_CheckFlashVersion(reqVerStr,msg){
with(navigator){
var isIE = (appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") != -1 && userAgent.indexOf
("Opera") == -1);
var isWin = (appVersion.toLowerCase().indexOf("win") != -1);
if (!isIE || !isWin){ 
var flashVer = -1;
if (plugins && plugins.length > 0){
var desc = plugins["Shockwave Flash"] ? plugins["Shockwave 
Flash"].description : "";
desc = plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] ? plugins["Shockwave Flash 
2.0"].description : desc;
if (desc == "") flashVer = -1;
else{
var descArr = desc.split(" ");
var tempArrMajor = descArr[2].split(".");
var verMajor = tempArrMajor[0];
var tempArrMinor = (descArr[3] != "") ? descArr[3].split("r") : 
descArr[4].split("r");
var verMinor = (tempArrMinor[1] > 0) ? tempArrMinor[1] : 0;
flashVer = parseFloat(verMajor + "." + verMinor);
}
}
// WebTV has Flash Player 4 or lower -- too low for video
else if (userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("webtv") != -1) flashVer = 
4.0;
var verArr = reqVerStr.split(",");
var reqVer = parseFloat(verArr[0] + "." + verArr[2]);
 
if (flashVer < reqVer){
if (confirm(msg))
window.location = 
"http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?
P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash";
}
}
} 
}
</script>
<script src="Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js" 
type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body class="oneColLiqCtr" onload="MM_CheckFlashVersion
('7,0,0,0','Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash 
Player. Do you want to download it now?');">
<div id="container">
<div id="mainContent">
<h1> Benig Videos</h1>
<p>Video One</p>
<p>
<script type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 
'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swfl
ash.cab#version=7,0,0,0','width','302','height','275','id','FLVPlayer','src','FLV
Player_Progressive','flashvars','&MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Ha
lo_Skin_3&streamName=Benig_Web_4&autoPlay=false&autoRewind=fals
e','quality','high','scale','noscale','name','FLVPlayer','salign','lt','pluginspage','htt
p://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?
P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','movie','FLVPlayer_Progressive' ); 
//end AC code
</script><noscript><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-
444553540000" 
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/s...abs/flash/swfl
ash.cab#version=7,0,0,0" width="302" height="275" id="FLVPlayer">
<param name="movie" value="FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf" />
<param name="salign" value="lt" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="scale" value="noscale" />
<param name="FlashVars" 
value="&MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Halo_Skin_3&streamNa
me=Benig_Web_4&autoPlay=false&autoRewind=false" />
<embed src="FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf" 
flashvars="&MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Halo_Skin_3&stream
Name=Benig_Web_4&autoPlay=false&autoRewind=false" quality="high" 
scale="noscale" width="302" height="275" name="FLVPlayer" salign="LT" 
type="application/x-shockwave-flash" 
pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?
P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" /> 
</object></noscript>
</p>
<p>Video Two<br />
</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h2>&nbsp;</h2>
<!-- end #mainContent --></div>
<!-- end #container --></div>
</body>
</html>

Sgaspar11 · #2 (**permalink**) Sep 6th, 2007, 16:03

You're going to need flash to manipulate this data is looks like.....

Adobe Flash there is a 30 day free trial you can get to right from there web site to try it out, which will hopefully take care of the amount of time you need to finish the project.

Cheers,

Scott

geordief · #3 (**permalink**) Sep 6th, 2007, 16:16

thanks for letting me know that

geordief · #4 (**permalink**) Sep 7th, 2007, 10:48

I have got the free trial of Adobe Flash but I don't see how it helps as it won't open an Internet Video Recording file .Can I use it to open up the file directly from an internet addess as I wonder if is a different extension there?

Sgaspar11 · #5 (**permalink**) Sep 7th, 2007, 16:06

Oh man - you need a file with an extension that looks like this: .fla this is the flash source file to edit and make changes to.

I have this horrible feeling whoever hosed your friend kept that file, which means you are SOL....

alexgeek · #6 (**permalink**) Sep 7th, 2007, 16:35

decompiler?

geordief · #7 (**permalink**) Sep 7th, 2007, 17:58

well I know that the file was created by converting an old video cassette into digitalese.Does that help?

Sgaspar11 · #8 (**permalink**) Sep 7th, 2007, 20:34

YOu're wanting it to play in the flash player - which uses a .swf to show the video. To Change the video you need to acceess to .swf - to access the .swf you need the source file (the .fla) to change/update the video that is being played in the player. Without that there isn't much you can do.

Compiler "might" work, but they don't always restore the files back to the orginal, a lot of times things are missing...

geordief · #9 (**permalink**) Sep 7th, 2007, 21:07

thanks all
appreciate your help

alexgeek · #10 (**permalink**) Sep 7th, 2007, 22:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sgaspar11

YOu're wanting it to play in the flash player - which uses a .swf to show the video. To Change the video you need to acceess to .swf - to access the .swf you need the source file (the .fla) to change/update the video that is being played in the player. Without that there isn't much you can do.

Compiler "might" work, but they don't always restore the files back to the orginal, a lot of times things are missing...

The good decompilers would be okay for this wouldn't they?
i'm guessing it's not a big file (or encrypted)

geordief · #11 (**permalink**) Sep 8th, 2007, 07:39

actually this file is about 45 mbs

Sgaspar11 · #12 (**permalink**) Sep 10th, 2007, 19:02

Is that the video file? Or the .swf?

geordief · #13 (**permalink**) Sep 10th, 2007, 22:32

That is the size of the file I got when I saved it as a realplayer file from the website-ivr I think.I am not quite sure what the file would be if I was to download it directly via FTP. O am guessing it would be a flash file of some kind -but I have never worked with them
The actual size is 26.4mbs (it ballooned to 45mbs when I converted it to some other format - which I was unable to upload either)

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